rc.eselect(5) eselect rc.eselect(5)NAME
rc.eselect - Runlevel configuration module
SYNOPSIS
eselect rc [help|usage|version]
eselect rc add script [runlevel...]
eselect rc delete script [runlevel...]
eselect rc list [runlevel]
eselect rc pause script [script...]
eselect rc restart script [script...]
eselect rc show [runlevel...]
eselect rc start script [script...]
eselect rc stop script [script...]
DESCRIPTION
eselect is Gentoo's configuration and management tool. It features
modules that care for the individual administrative tasks.
ACTION: ADD
eselect rc add script [runlevel...]
Add script to given runlevels. If no runlevel is given, this action
will add script to the default runlevel.
# eselect rc add local default nonetwork notexisting
Adding local to following runlevels
default [done]
nonetwork [skipped]
notexisting [invalid]
The result-tags are as following
[done] script successfully added to runlevel.
[failed]
script could not be added to runlevel.
[skipped]
script already part of runlevel.
[invalid]
runlevel is not existing.
ACTION: DELETE
eselect rc delete script [runlevel...]
Delete script from given runlevels. If no runlevel is given, this
action will delete script from the default runlevel.
# eselect rc delete local nonetwork notexisting
Deleting local from following runlevels
nonetwork [done]
notexisting [invalid]
The result-tags are as following
[done] script successfully deleted from runlevel
[failed]
script could not be deleted from runlevel.
[skipped]
script not part of runlevel.
[invalid]
runlevel is not existing.
ACTION: LIST
eselect rc list [runlevel]
Display an ordered list of init scripts that belong to runlevel. In
case that no runlevel is given, this action will list all scripts from
/etc/init.d/.
# eselect rc list default
Init scripts to be started by runlevel default
cupsd
local
metalog
net.eth0
netmount
powernowd
sshd
vixie-cron
xdm
xfs
ACTION: PAUSE
eselect rc pause script [script...]
Pause the given set of init scripts.
# eselect rc pause net.eth0
* Stopping eth0
* Bringing down eth0
* Shutting down eth0 ...
ACTION: RESTART
eselect rc restart script [script...]
Restart the given set of init scripts.
# eselect rc restart sshd
Restarting init script
* ERROR: "local" has not yet been started.
* Stopping sshd ... [ ok ]
ACTION: SHOW
eselect rc show [runlevel...]
Show init scripts that belong to runlevel and list them together with
their status. If no runlevel is given, list the scripts from the cur‐
rent runlevel. With options --all or --unused the scripts of all run‐
levels or the scripts not assigned to any runlevel are shown, respec‐
tively.
# eselect rc show
Status of init scripts in runlevel "default"
cupsd [started]
local [started]
metalog [started]
net.eth0 [started]
netmount [started]
powernowd [started]
sshd [stopped]
vixie-cron [started]
xdm [started]
The status flags are as following
[started]
script has been successfully run.
[stopped]
script has manually been stopped.
[starting]
script is starting.
[stopping]
script stop has been ordered, but it has not ceased yet.
[inactive]
script has started, but is inactive.
[unknown]
script is part of runlevel, but its status is not known.
ACTION: START
eselect rc start script [script...]
Starts the given set of init scripts manually, regardless of the cur‐
rent runlevel.
# eselect rc start local sshd
Restarting init script
* Starting local ... [ ok ]
* WARNING: "sshd" has already been started.
ACTION: STOP
eselect rc restart script [script...]
Restarts the given set of init scripts.
# eselect rc restart sshd
Restarting init script
* ERROR: "local" has not yet been started.
* Stopping sshd ... [ ok ]
AUTHOR
Danny van Dyk <kugelfang@gentoo.org>
SEE ALSOeselect(1)Gentoo Linux June 2009 rc.eselect(5)
